Count LaDainian Tomlinson among those expecting big things from the Giants’ and Jets’ first-round picks.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer believes new Giants running back Saquon Barkley and new Jets quarterback Sam Darnold have bright futures ahead of them after they were both drafted in the top three of April’s NFL Draft.

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Tomlinson, who knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a great running back in the NFL, compares Barkley to former Indianapolis Colts star Edgerrin James, who rushed for over 1,500 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in each of his first two seasons.

“(James) was a guy coming out of Miami that could do everything,” Tomlinson told the Daily News. “He had the size, he had the skills, the speed, the hands, everything. I said early on that Saquon reminded me of him. I just think the kid has all the attributes that you want from a running back. I think he’s going to be a really good player for a long time.”

Tomlinson also believes the Jets, whom he played for in 2010 and 2011, did well in selecting Darnold to be their future quarterback.

“Sam has proven to be the real deal already, just how quickly he has picked up that offense,” he said. “But also how he’s displayed the poise that you need in a quarterback.”

LaDainian Tomlinson played the final two seasons of his NFL career with the Jets. (Getty Images)

Darnold, who went third overall in the draft, was the second quarterback taken, after Cleveland used the first pick on Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield.

“Most of the experts thought Sam Darnold would be the first pick in the draft,” Tomlinson said. “That means he was going to be the one who was most ready to play. It seems that way now, even though he dropped to the third overall pick.”

Tomlinson, who is second in NFL history with 145 rushing touchdowns and sixth all time with 13,684 rushing yards, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

Earlier this summer, Terrell Owens became the first living inductee to skip out on his Hall of Fame induction ceremony after he didn’t get voted in during his first two years on the ballot.

Shortly after he refused to attend the festivities, Pro Football Talk reported the NFL was considering requiring inductees to go to the ceremony. Tomlinson isn’t sure whether he supports that idea or not, but he encourages every player who gets inducted to go.

“It’s a privilege and an honor to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” Tomlinson said. “It’s kind of that last hoorah when you get enshrined. To be honest with you, it’s not so much about you at that point. It’s about all the people that you want to thank, and all the people that get to enjoy that weekend. Moms, wives, siblings, aunts, uncles, you name it. They get to take part in that celebration.”

Tomlinson, 39, retired from the NFL after the 2011 season and has been an analyst on NFL Network since 2012. He’s set to make his film debut as Pastor Williams in “God Bless the Broken Road,” which hits theaters Friday.